今天我们一起精读的这篇文章题为Hot as hell(酷热炼狱),来自于受到各类英语考试青睐的外刊《经济学人》7月刊。
酷热难当
标题中的as hell一语双关。首先hell意为地狱,因此可以将标题理解为如地狱一般的酷暑;另一方面,as hell是个固定搭配,意为十分,非常。
e.g.?I am angry?as hell. ?我气坏了。
近日以来,热浪把美国和欧洲的大片地区变成了熔炉。
heatwave?英 [?hi:twe?v]?n. 热浪
swathe?英 [swe?e]?n.?一长条田地
furnaces?英 ['f??n?s]?n.?火炉,熔炉
CET4?TEM4?IELTS?GRE?考 研?CET6
In recent days, heatwaves have turned swathes of America and Europe into furnaces.
近日以来,热浪把美国和欧洲的大片地区变成了熔炉。
?主语??heatwave?谓语??have turned?宾语??swathes of America and Europe(名词+介词短语作后置定语)??宾语补足语??into furnaces(介宾短语作宾补)?时间状语 ?in recent days
Heatwaves?turn...into furnaces?热浪将...变成了熔炉
该短语可以用于灵活表达"热"这个概念。因此,不要总是一提到"热"就用hot了~
Heatwaves have turned?this province into furnaces. 热浪席卷本省。
尽管随之而来的是铺天盖地的头条新闻,但这种极端高温的影响往往被忽视或低估。
1. accompany?CET4?TEM4?IELTS?GRE?考 研?TOEFL?CET6accompany与company不仅长得像,从词源学上讲,两者的词根词缀组成也极为相似。
accompany?verb??UK??/??k?m.p?.ni/
词根??pan=?bread?面包
前缀??ac-=to, towards;intensive 朝着;靠近;加强语气
前缀??com-=together, 一起
记忆??一起吃面包的人→陪伴,伴随
?剑桥释义
B1?to go with someone or to be?provided?or?exist?at the same?time?as something?陪同,陪伴
e.g.?Depression is almost always accompanied by insomnia.抑郁症几乎总是伴有失眠。
company?noun?UK??/?k?m.p?.ni/
词根??pan=?bread?面包
前缀??com-=together, 一起
记忆??一起吃面包的人→陪伴;客户;公司
?剑桥释义
A2?[C]?an?organization?that?sells?goods?or?services?in?order?to make?money?公司
B2?[U]?the?fact?of being with a?person?or?people, or the?person?or?people?you are with
作伴;陪伴;同伴
e.g. I just enjoy his company.有他陪伴我感到很愉快。
2. implication CET4?TEM4?GRE?考 研?TOEFL?CET6implication意为可能导致的后果,影响。该词与动词implicate可以结合记忆implication?noun?UK??/??m.pl??ke?.??n/
词根??plic= to fold?折叠
前缀??im-=not;?inside?在..里面
后缀??-ion=抽象名词后缀
记忆??把...折叠/卷入某个事件内→可能导致的后果
?剑桥释义
C1?[?C?usually plural?]?the?effect?that an?action?or?decision?will have on something?else?in the?future?可能的影响;可能的后果
e.g. What are the implications of the new law?这部新法意味着什么呢?
implicate?verb?UK??/??m.pl?.ke?t/
词根??plic= to fold?折叠
前缀??im-=not; inside 在..里面
后缀??-ate=动词后缀
记忆??把...折叠/卷入某个事件内→牵涉,涉及
?剑桥释义
to show that someone is?involved?in a?crime?or?partly?responsible?for something?bad?that has?happened?牵连,涉及
e.g.Have they any evidence to implicate him in the robbery?他们有证据表明他涉嫌抢劫案吗?
3. overlook英 [??v?'l?k]CET4?TEM4?IELTS?GRE?考 研?TOEFL?CET6overlook的主要含义为忽略,语气较弱,一般指宽容或不计较无关大局的过失。
What it is wrong to condemn her for is overlooking your hard work. 谴责她的错误之处在于忽略了你的努力。
4. underplay 英 [?nd?'ple?]?vt. 对...轻描淡写?GRE
underplay一般用来指低估某事的影响,可以同义替换downplay。
We often?underplay?the skills we have. 我们常常贬低自身的技能。
Despite the accompanying blast of headlines, the implications of such?extreme heat are often overlooked or underplayed.
尽管随之而来的是铺天盖地的头条新闻,但这种极端高温的影响往往被忽视或低估。
主语?the implications of such extreme heat,核心词为implications,of+名词作后置定语
谓语? are overlooked or underplayed,并列的两个动词且使用被动语态
让步状语?despite+名词词组
... is/are?overlooked or underplayed?被低估
当我们想要表达忽视或低估时,可以使用该短语进行表达。例如:
All sorts of warning signals about our own health are often overlooked or?underplayed.?我们往往忽视了有关自身健康的种种预警信号。
飓风或洪水的壮观景象更容易引起人们的注意,但热浪却可能导致更多的死亡。
1. spectacular?英 [spek't?kj?l?]?
CET4?TEM4?IELTS?GRE?考 研?TOEFL
spectacular含义是壮观的,雄伟的,例如:
The new play was a?spectacular?success.?这出新戏获得了巨大的成功。
spectacular来源于词根spect,与prospect是同根词。
spectacular adjective UK??/spek?t?k.j?.l?r/
词根??spect=?to look?看
后缀??-ar=形容词后缀
记忆??看到的奇观(spectacle)派生的形容词→壮丽的
剑桥释义
B1?very?exciting?to?look?at?壮观的,壮丽的;令人惊叹的
prospect?noun?UK??/?pr?s.pekt/
词根??spect=?to look?看
前缀??pro-=forward,向前
记忆??向前看到的景象→前景
剑桥释义
the?possibility?of being?successful,?especially?at?work?前景,前途
e.g. She's hoping the course will improve her career prospects.她希望这门课能改善自己的职业前景。2. readily?英 ['red?l?]?CET4?TEM4?IELTS?GRE?考 研?TOEFL?CET6readily含义为容易地,可以与easily同义替换。
Wild boar?readily?hybridises with the domestic pig. 野猪很容易和家猪杂交。
Spectacular images of hurricanes or floods grab attention more readily, yet heatwaves can cause more deaths.
飓风或洪水的壮观景象更容易引起人们的注意,但热浪却可能导致更多的死亡。
本句为yet连接的两个简单句组成的复合句,yet为连词,意为然而。
句1?主语?Spectacular images of hurricanes or floods,核心词images;?谓语 ?grab?宾语? attention?状语? more readily (此处more为副词词性)句2?主语 ?heatwaves?谓语? can cause?宾语? more deaths
grab attention? 吸引注意力
该词组可以用来同义替换attract,同时turn heads也可以表示吸引注意。
Most of us marketers hope our online executions?turn heads and?grab?attention.?大多数像我们这样的营销者都希望线上执行能够引人注意。
—出自《福布斯》杂志
as hell是固定搭配,意为非常,十分。
表示某处很热不一定用hot,还可以用heatwaves turn...into furnaces
accompany与company都源于词根pan(含义是bread,面包),两个词都有陪伴之意。
implication与implicate都源于词根plic(含义是to fold,折叠),两个词都有涉及之意。
overlook和underplay为近义词,表示忽略。
be overlooked and underplayed可以用来固定表达被低估。
spectacular与dramatic是近义词,表示壮丽的。
spectacular与prospect是同根词,源于词根spect(含义是to look,看)
readily可以同义替换easily。
grab attention和turn heads都是表示吸引注意的优秀表达,可以替换普通用法attract。
Reference
以上全部词源来源于剑桥字典https://dictionary.cambridge.org,《英语词根与单词的说文解字》,《朗文常用英文词根词典》。
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